CHICAGO (CBS/AP) -- The next gubernatorial election is still two years away, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan acknowledges she's "thinking about" a run for the state's top job.
Madigan didn't offer any other hints Monday about a plan to challenge her fellow Democrat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, should he seek re-election.
Madigan says her immediate election goal is to get Democrat Barack Obama elected president in November.
Madigan made her comments at the end of an unrelated news conference.
The attorney general is the daughter of powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, and she's one of several top Democrats seen as potential contenders for Blagojevich's job.
The others include Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Comptroller Dan Hynes.
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